Board of Executive Directors

There were eight members on the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE as of December 31, 2017

Dr. Kurt Bock

Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors Degree: Business Administration, 59 years old, 27 years at BASF

Responsibilities: Legal, Taxes, Insurance & Intellectual Property; Corporate Development; Corporate Communications & Government Relations; Senior Executive Human Resources; Investor Relations; Compliance

First appointed: 2003, Term expires: 2018

Supervisory Board memberships (excluding internal memberships): Fresenius Management SE (member)

Dr. Martin Brudermüller

Vice Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors Degree: Chemistry, 56 years old, 30 years at BASF

Responsibilities: Petrochemicals; Monomers; Intermediates; Process Research & Chemical Engineering; Innovation Management; Digitalization in Research & Development; Corporate Technology & Operational Excellence; BASF New Business

First appointed: 2006, Term expires: 2023

Saori Dubourg (since May 12, 2017)

Degree: Business Administration, 46 years old, 21 years at BASF

Responsibilities: Construction Chemicals; Crop Protection; Bioscience Research; Region Europe

First appointed: 2017, Term expires: 2020

Dr. Hans-Ulrich Engel

Degree: Law, 58 years old, 30 years at BASF

Responsibilities: Finance; Oil & Gas; Procurement; Supply Chain Operations & Information Services; Corporate Controlling; Corporate Audit

First appointed: 2008, Term expires: 2023

Internal memberships within the meaning of section 100(2) of the German Stock Corporation Act: Wintershall Holding GmbH (Chairman of the Supervisory Board) Wintershall AG (Chairman of the Supervisory Board)

Comparable German and non-German supervisory bodies: Nord Stream AG (member of the Shareholders’ Committee)

Sanjeev Gandhi

Degrees: Chemical Engineering, Business Administration, 51 years old, 24 years at BASF

Responsibilities: Dispersions & Pigments; Greater China & Functions Asia Pacific; South & East Asia, ASEAN & Australia/New Zealand

First appointed: 2014, Term expires: 2023

Michael Heinz

Degree: Business Administration, 53 years old, 34 years at BASF

Responsibilities: Engineering & Maintenance; Environmental Protection, Health & Safety; European Site & Verbund Management; Human Resources

First appointed: 2011, Term expires: 2019

Comparable German and non-German supervisory bodies: BASF Antwerpen N.V. (Chairman of the Administrative Council since April 20, 2017)

Dr. Markus Kamieth (since May 12, 2017)

Degree: Chemistry, 47 years old, 19 years at BASF

Responsibilities: Care Chemicals; Nutrition & Health; Performance Chemicals; Advanced Materials & Systems Research; Region South America

First appointed: 2017, Term expires: 2020

Wayne T. Smith

Degrees: Chemical Engineering, Business Administration, 57 years old, 14 years at BASF

Responsibilities: Catalysts; Coatings; Performance Materials; Market & Business Development, Site & Verbund Management North America; Regional Functions & Country Platforms North America

First appointed: 2012, Term expires: 2020

The following members left the Board of Executive Directors on May 12, 2017

Dr. Harald Schwager

Degree: Chemistry, 57 years old, 29 years at BASF

First appointed: 2008, Term expired: May 12, 2017

Margret Suckale

Degrees: Law, Business Administration, 61 years old, 8 years at BASF

First appointed: 2011, Term expired: May 12, 2017

Comparable German and non-German supervisory bodies: BASF Antwerpen N.V. (Chairwoman of the Administrative Council until April 20, 2017)

Changes as of May 4, 2018

The Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors Dr. Kurt Bock will step down from the Board of Executive Directors following the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on May 4, 2018. The Supervisory Board has appointed Dr. Martin Brudermüller, currently Vice Chairman, as Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors and Dr. Hans-Ulrich Engel as Vice Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors from this date. In the course of these changes, the number of Board members will be reduced from eight to seven. The areas of responsibility within the Board of Executive Directors will be as follows:

Dr. Martin Brudermüller

Legal, Taxes, Insurance & Intellectual Property; Corporate Development; Corporate Communications & Government Relations; Senior Executive Human Resources; Investor Relations; Compliance; BASF 4.0; Corporate Technology & Operational Excellence; Digitalization in Research & Development; Innovation Management

Saori Dubourg

Construction Chemicals; Crop Protection; Bioscience Research; Region Europe

Dr. Hans-Ulrich Engel

Finance; Oil & Gas; Procurement; Supply Chain Operations & Information Services; Corporate Controlling; Corporate Audit

Sanjeev Gandhi

Intermediates; Monomers; Petrochemicals; Greater China & Functions Asia Pacific; South & East Asia, ASEAN & Australia/New Zealand

Michael Heinz

Engineering & Maintenance; Environmental Protection, Health & Safety; European Site & Verbund Management; Human Resources

Dr. Markus Kamieth

Care Chemicals; Dispersions & Pigments; Nutrition & Health; Performance Chemicals; Advanced Materials & Systems Research; BASF New Business; Region South America

Wayne T. Smith

Catalysts; Coatings; Performance Materials; Market & Business Development, Site & Verbund Management North America; Regional Functions & Country Platforms North America; Process Research & Chemical Engineering